A Regency mahogany fusee dial wall timepiece Handley and Moore, London, early 19th century and later The four knopped pillar single fusee movement with bottle-shaped plates stamped HANDLEY & MOORE over stamped serial number 2522 to frontplate and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 12 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial bearing repeat signature Handley & Moore, LONDON to centre, with Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine pierced steel hands, within a cast brass bezel and turned wooden surround secured via side pegs into a saltbox type case with door to right hand side and canted lower angles, the backboard incorporating shaped-arch projections drilled for wall mounting both above and below the dial, (dial refinished, case with restoration), 48.5cm (19ins) high. The partnership between George Handley and John Moore succeeded their former Master, John Thwaites, who died in 1800. The business traded from 39 Clerkenwell Close and was continued as John Moore and Sons after the death of George Handley in 1824. The workshop was particularly well known for producing public clocks and supplying movements to other makers. The last of the Moore dynasty of clockmakers, Henry James, died aged 60 in 1899, however the firm is thought to have continued into the early years of the 20th century.